Timeline for How should I politely turn down a task that my doctor has advised me against?
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| Aug 23, 2016 at 12:03 | comment | added | Tobias Kienzler | @AndreaLazzarotto That actually depends on whether the instructions include something that earns the doctor money, in which case some scepticism as adequate... But aside from that you're of course right | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 10:59 | comment | added | Andrea Lazzarotto | @Mehrdad in Italy we say "the doctor's orders shall never be discussed". You can define them as instructions, but they are still orders... if you don't follow them, nothing good will come out of your decision. | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 10:59 | comment | added | emory | @Mehrdad it is way more important than "someone". | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 7:36 | comment | added | user541686 | @PhilipKendall: That doesn't classify as "someone"... | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 7:35 | comment | added | Philip Kendall | @Mehrdad Your body will punish you... | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 7:34 | comment | added | user541686 | I wouldn't call what a doctor tells you an "order"... it's more like an instruction. It's not like someone's going to punish you for it if you disobey, right? | |
| Aug 23, 2016 at 1:24 | comment | added | mgarciaisaia | At this point of time, you should probably start by saying "Sorry for the delay, I didn't know how to tell you this without hurting the relation - that's why I didn't tell you before". | |
| Aug 22, 2016 at 18:44 | comment | added | Crowley | Meybe they will facepalm and say "I thought you would organise it, not do it personally". | |
| Aug 22, 2016 at 12:17 | comment | added | Pete B. | Perhaps offer to help him find someone who can do the heavy lifting? | |
| Aug 21, 2016 at 22:40 | comment | added | MikeP | Offer to find a good office moving company to take care of it. | |
| Aug 21, 2016 at 15:45 | history | answered | Philip Kendall | CC BY-SA 3.0 |